Install Standard Edition Server Database

Setting up a Standard Edition server as the only server in your infrastructure that homes users differs from other server installations in that there is a selection in the Deployment Wizard specifically for setting up the initial server.

On the Executing Commands page, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express database software is installed as the Central Management store. Necessary firewall rules are created. When the installation of the database and prerequisite software is completed, click Finish.

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The initial installation may take some time with no visible updates to the command output summary screen. This is due to the installation of the SQL Server Express. If you need to monitor the installation of the database, use Task Manager to monitor the setup.

Confirm that there are green check marks next to “Prepare Active Directory,” “Prepare first Standard Edition server,” and “Install Topology Builder.”

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Lync Server 2010 automatically installs SQL Server 2008 Express on each Standard Edition server and each server running Lync Server 2010 on which the local configuration store is located. After deploying the servers, you can upgrade the RTC database on the Standard Edition server and the RTCLocal databases on other server roles to SQL Server 2008 R2 Express by running the SQL Server 2008 R2 Express setup wizard and selecting the upgrade option. Repeat this process for each RTC and RTCLocal database.